योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-32

धर्म्यं यथा तथा युद्धं यदि स्यात्तर्हि संस्थितिः ।
नाशयेयुरलं मत्ताः परलोकभयोज्झिताः ॥ ३२ ॥

dharmyaṃ yathā tathā yuddhaṃ yadi syāttarhi saṃsthitiḥ ,
nāśayeyuralaṃ mattāḥ paralokabhayojjhitāḥ 32

32. dharmyam yathā tathā yuddham yadi syāt tarhi saṃsthitiḥ
nāśayeyuḥ alam mattāḥ para-loka-bhaya-ujjhitaḥ

32. yadi yuddham dharmyam yathā tathā syāt,
tarhi saṃsthitiḥ (syāt).
(anye tu) para-loka-bhaya-ujjhitaḥ mattāḥ alam nāśayeyuḥ.

32. If a battle were fought in accordance with natural law (dharma), then there would be stability. Otherwise, arrogant individuals, having abandoned the fear of the next world, would indeed cause destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with dharma

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• तथा (tathā) - (correlative to `yathā`) in that way, accordingly (so, thus, in that manner)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• स्यात् (syāt) - were to be (conditional) (may be, let it be, should be, would be)

• तर्हि (tarhi) - then, in that case

• संस्थितिः (saṁsthitiḥ) - order, stable condition (stability, firm establishment, order)

• नाशयेयुः (nāśayeyuḥ) - would certainly cause destruction (they would destroy, they should destroy)

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, certainly (as an intensifier) (enough, sufficiently, certainly, surely)

• मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - arrogant individuals (intoxicated, arrogant, proud)

• पर-लोक-भय-उज्झितः (para-loka-bhaya-ujjhitaḥ) - abandoned by fear of the other world, devoid of fear of the afterlife

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, just, lawful, in accordance with dharma (natural law)

derived from `dharma` with `ya` suffix

Note: Qualifies `yuddham`.

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - (correlative to `yathā`) in that way, accordingly (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `yudh` + `kta` (ta) suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

conditional particle

स्यात् (syāt) - were to be (conditional) (may be, let it be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

3rd person singular optative of root `as`

Root: as (class 2)

तर्हि (tarhi) - then, in that case

(indeclinable)

correlative adverb with `yadi`

संस्थितिः (saṁsthitiḥ) - order, stable condition (stability, firm establishment, order)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthiti

saṁsthiti - stability, firm establishment, order, existence

from `sam-sthā` (to stand together, be firm) + `kti` suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Null copula 'would be' implied.

नाशयेयुः (nāśayeyuḥ) - would certainly cause destruction (they would destroy, they should destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of naś

Optative Mood (Causative)

3rd person plural optative of the causative stem `nāśaya` (from root `naś` + `i` (ṇic) + optative ending)

Root: naś (class 4)

अलम् (alam) - indeed, certainly (as an intensifier) (enough, sufficiently, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

adverbial particle

मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - arrogant individuals (intoxicated, arrogant, proud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matta

matta - intoxicated, arrogant, proud, impassioned

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `mad` + `kta` (ta) suffix

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Acts as the subject of `nāśayeyuḥ`.

पर-लोक-भय-उज्झितः (para-loka-bhaya-ujjhitaḥ) - abandoned by fear of the other world, devoid of fear of the afterlife

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para-loka-bhaya-ujjhita

para-loka-bhaya-ujjhita - devoid of fear of the other world

compound of `para-loka` (other world), `bhaya` (fear), `ujjhita` (abandoned)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para-loka-bhaya+ujjhita)

• para-loka-bhaya – fear of the other world
  noun (neuter)
  Compound noun meaning 'fear (bhaya) of the other world (para-loka)'.
• ujjhita – abandoned, cast off, forsaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root `ujjh` + `kta` (ta) suffix
  Root: ujjh (class 6)
• para-loka – the other world, afterlife
  noun (masculine)
  Compound noun meaning 'other (para) world (loka)'.
• para – other, next, distant
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  from root `bhī` (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `mattāḥ`.